13 Cars American Dealers Don't Want on Trade-In in 2026 — Dump Yours While You Still Can

Thirteen used cars US dealers bid low on at trade-in in 2026, counted down to the one Tesla would not take at any price. It ends with what to do if yours is one of them. This video covers the Chrysler 300, which ended after 2023 and has lost about half its value in five years. The Infiniti QX60 has lost 58.3 percent, and a hybrid Dodge Hornet took 123.7 days to sell in February. The Mustang Mach-E is down 60.8 percent and the Volkswagen ID.4 is down 62.1 percent. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe are under a recall of 320,065 SUVs for battery fires, with owners told to park outside. The Nissan Leaf has the worst five-year loss in the country at 63.1 percent. A Maserati Levante bought for $130,000 in 2022 is worth about $20,000. Every Chevrolet Bolt built since 2016 was recalled for battery fires. The Volvo XC60 hybrid is the slowest-selling used car at 170.2 days. The Jaguar I-PACE has lost about 72 percent, and the Infiniti QX80 has lost 62.8 percent, more than $52,000. At number one is the Fisker Ocean, which Tesla stopped taking on trade-in in March 2024 while CarMax, Carvana and TrueCar gave no instant quote. The end covers when keeping your car beats dumping it. 0:00 The car nobody would quote 1:11 Number 13: Chrysler 300 2:35 Number 12: Infiniti QX60 3:49 Number 11: Dodge Hornet 5:05 Number 10: Ford Mustang Mach-E 6:22 Number 9: Volkswagen ID.4 7:41 Number 8: Jeep Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe 9:19 Number 7: Nissan Leaf 10:41 Number 6: Maserati Levante 12:04 Number 5: Chevrolet Bolt 13:26 Number 4: Volvo XC60 hybrid 14:42 Number 3: Jaguar I-PACE 16:11 Number 2: Infiniti QX80 17:27 Number 1: Fisker Ocean 19:19 What to do if yours is on the list Sources: iSeeCars 2026 five-year depreciation study; iSeeCars February 2026 days-to-sell data; Cox Automotive Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, September 2026; CBS News 2025 and The Drive 2024 on the Jeep 4xe recalls; InsideEVs 2024 on the Fisker Ocean; Reuters and TFLcar 2021 on the Chevrolet Bolt recall